Rufus Wainwright

Canadian-American singer

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2025 Rufus Wainwright contributed guest vocals to Jordan Firstman's song about 'passing out drunk while making mac and cheese' on the album Secrets
2024 Rufus Wainwright performed lead vocals on Linda Thompson's song 'Darling This Will Never Do' from the album Proxy Music
2024 Wainwright released two tracks from 'Dream Requiem': 'Dream Requiem: Sequentia V. Confutatis' featuring Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Chœur de Radio France, and Meryl Streep, and 'Dream Requiem: Offertorium' with Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
2024 Premiered his opera Dream Requiem, with a soundtrack album featuring Meryl Streep planned for release in February 2025.
2023 Rufus Wainwright appeared as a guest vocalist on Glüme's song 'Main Character' from the album Main Character
2023 Wainwright collaborated with John Legend on the song 'Heading Home' from the album 'Folkocracy'
2023 Wainwright released the non-album single 'Dear World'
June 2 2023 Releases his 11th studio album 'Folkocracy'.
March 7 2023 Announced his eleventh studio album, Folkocracy, and released the first single 'Down in the Willow Garden' featuring Brandi Carlile.
2022 Rufus Wainwright released 'The Man That Got Away' from the album 'Rufus Does Judy at Capitol Studios'.
2022 Collaborated with Carly Rae Jepsen on the single 'The Loneliest Time' from her album of the same name
2022 Featured on Wu Qing-feng's album 'L'Après-midi d'un faune' with the track 'A Wanderer in the Sleeping City'
2021 Collaboration with Crane Like The Bird on the single 'Just a Bend', album TBA
2021 Released the digital download EP 'Technopera' in the UK through BMG Management, a collaborative project with Ampersounds featuring four tracks.
2020 Rufus Wainwright served as a guest vocalist on Francesco Bianconi's song 'Andante' from the album Forever
2020 Rufus Wainwright released three singles from the album 'Unfollow the Rules': 'Alone Time', 'Devils & Angels (Hatred)', and 'Haine', with the last two directed by Jorn Weisbrodt.
2020 Rufus Wainwright featured on Martha Wainwright's single 'Wolves'
2020 Wainwright released 'Damsel in Distress' from the album 'Unfollow the Rules'
July 20 2020 Releases his 10th studio album 'Unfollow the Rules'.
July 10 2020 Released his 10th studio album, Unfollow the Rules, after a pandemic-related delay.
2019 Rufus Wainwright performed guest vocal duets with multiple artists on Heart's Live in Atlantic City album, including songs 'Barracuda' and 'Dog & Butterfly'
2019 Wainwright released 'Trouble in Paradise' from the album 'Unfollow the Rules', which peaked at number 40 on a chart
October 2018 Released the stand-alone single 'Sword of Damocles' and signed a record deal with BMG Rights Management.
2016 Releases his ninth studio album 'Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets', featuring nine adaptations of Shakespeare's sonnets.
2015 Releases the double album 'Prima Donna', a recording of his opera of the same name.
2012 Releases the studio album 'Out of the Game'.
August 23 2012 Married Jörn Weisbrodt in Montauk, New York, with artist Justin Vivian Bond officiating.
February 2 2011 Welcomed his daughter, Viva Katherine Wainwright Cohen, born via sperm donation to Lorca Cohen.
2010 Releases the studio album 'All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu'.

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